Design

There is a solution for those times when you want to display a widget on certain pages but not others. The most typical need is to hide widgets on the home page, but you don’t have to stop there. The WP plugin called “Widget Logic” let’s you pick and choose your sidebar dynamics. You can [...]

Your blog’s design should scream success, but without detracting from your great content. A good design is almost invisible — blending perfectly with your articles. Here are a few simple things you can do to showcase content and encourage visitors to read further. 1. Display Key Content Above The  Fold The term “above the fold” [...]

Blockquote Blues!

by Doug Cloud on March 3, 2010 · 14 comments

Recently I was cleaning up some of my posts on TBODC and I noticed one of my plain bland-looking blockquotes. Naturally, being a designer, I had to do something about this. The blockquote is a highly underrated character on a blog or website. Usually it just sits there looking bored or like a clone of [...]

Tired of boring text links? Need to save space in your sidebar? Then consider an attractive image with more than one hyperlink spot. You’ve seen corporate sites with maps where you pick a city or state for local information. Another example is a painting of prominent 18th century figures seated around a table. Click each [...]

Note: This is not an “Thesis Is Awesome! Buy it As Soon Possible!” type review. It is based on our experiences with Thesis Theme. Read on to find what we mean. Last Updated on Dec 20, 2010. Two weeks ago, we changed our design. Now we are using Thesis framework. On that post, some readers said that [...]

Quick Design Checkup: Color Contrast

by SBA on October 16, 2009 · 21 comments

Most of us don’t think much about our current blog design unless someone complains or we get tired of the theme. We go merrily along creating great content. But not taking stock of existing design flaws is like skipping your annual doctor visit or car inspection – just waiting for something to go wrong. Blog [...]

I’m sure you see some interesting font styling on other blogs and wonder just how they managed those touches. You sigh and think that if you could only monetize your blog, you could hire a designer! Well, you don’t have to go that far to create some of that eye candy. In this post you’ll learn about [...]

Want to Improve Your Blog? Be Human!

by Ishan on September 25, 2009 · 12 comments

Who does not want a blog that encourages readers to stay for a while, subscribe, click or share? Everyone wants it, but not everyone is getting it! What’s the problem? The problem is that we are not being what we are, Humans! We think like bots, designers and what-not, but not like normal human beings! [...]

When you see a blogging tip you can usually tell right away if it’s for WordPress, Blogger or both. In our tutorial about adding a grab button scroll box , the code includes a html tag, <textarea>to create the scroll box. The box holds the customized html code for visitors to copy and paste your [...]

Do you get good traffic but very few comments? Do you get very few submissions to social sites? If you are not converting your readers well, then this post is for you! As a blogger, I have always been concerned about Exit Points. Exit points are the choices you give your readers to leave your [...]